Former Burmese protest-leader Gambira freed on bail

A prominent Burmese activist and former monk has been released from jail again.

Nyi Nyi Lwin - known as Shin Gambira - has been arrested and released several times this year.

In the most recent instance, he was detained earlier this month and held at Rangoon's Insein prison over charges of breaking in to locked-up monasteries.

Gambira was a leader of Burma's so-called Saffron Revolution in 2007 and had been sentenced to 68 years in prison for his role in those monk rallies.

However, earlier this year he was free along with hundreds of other dissidents, as part of the country's transition to democracy.

"They released me yesterday on bail of $4,700. We have not got a clear picture of my case yet," he told AFP on Tuesday.

Gambira, whose family have raised concerns about his mental health, was detained briefly in February and March and accused of illegally entering and squatting in monasteries that were shut down after the 2007 protests.